got it! >> incredible. the road trip goes on for the 49ers. they are heading for seat until their third straight fnc championship game and a chance to get back to the super bowl. >> reporter: but 49er fans hoping to attend the game in seattle this sunday may face a bit of a challenge. we'll tell you the restrictions that have been put in place by the seahawks when it comes to ticket sales. happening today -- the final union members are expected to ratify the b.a.r.t. contract, this as state lawmakers debate whether transit strikes should be banned. and the search goes on in san jose for a serial arsonist. how neighbors and elected officials are trying to protect

homes. "mornings on 2" begins right now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >> let's talk about your weather and traffic. steve is right over there. good morning. we have clear skies out there. decent little offshore breeze already. that means higher fire danger in january. higher fire danger. almost statewide, to be honest. gusts over 40. some of the higher elevations. not too bad at the surface. 25. oakland airport had a gust of 25. that equals a warm pattern. 70 in downtown oakland. 50 in oakland. sfo, 54. half moon bay already 55. 32 santa rosa. 38 fairfield. so no breeze, temperature takes a plunge. if you have a breeze, 40s, 50s. everything says sunshine and warm temperatures the only

today but tuesday. 60s to near 70. here's tara. all right. we actually have another accident that just happened. we'll get to that in just a minute. first, we'll show you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see that traffic is picking up a little bit compared to probably around 6:15 when the lights went on. still busy as you make your way into san francisco this morning. up next, this is a look at 101. you can see that definitely we have some problems here. this popped up on the chp website. this is a separate accident from the one that's down here cesar chavez involving three weeks. i'm reading the entries right here. it says that they have three vehicles, an suv verses a toyota verses a truck and two sedans. it looks like four cars here altogether, definitely causing some delays. give yourself some extra time. all right and last but not least, 101 through san jose or actually, this is 680 at the sunol grade. traffic is actually looking pretty good in both directions.

7:02. back to the desk. >> thank you. breaking news. emergency crews are on the scene of a big water main break in marin county. this one's outside a building on camino and miller avenues in mill valley. witnesses say the water is rising. it's already flooded the parking lot and several cars. ktvu's brian flores is on the way there. brian will bring you a live report coming up later. the 49ers are back home in the bay area this morning getting ready for the big nfc championship game. >> 9ers! [ cheers ] >> our ktvu cameras were there when the team arrived back in santa clara around 9:00 last night. the 9ers arrived by charter buses after flying into san jose from charlotte, north carolina. and the 9ers' homecoming came after another exciting victory on the road. the 9ers are now heading to the nfc championship for the third season in a row.

>> kaepernick. for the touchdown! >> quarterback, colin kaepernick one for one touchdown, threw for another as the 9ers win it, 23-10, shutting them out in the second half. 9ers are looking ahead to sunday in their championship game showdown with the seattle seahawks. >> the good thing, it's not our first rodeo up there. we've all experienced it up there. we're excited about the opportunity. we split the season. this will be the match. what a better team to go against, than the seahawks for all of the marbles in the nfc. >> the afc championship game pits the broncos against the patriots in denver. 49er fans hoping to be at next week's game in seattle in person may face an uphill battle. alex savidge is joining us live to tell us how the seahawks are not making it easy. what's going on? >> reporter: well, you know,

seattle is already one of the toughest places for an opposing team to play and they are trying to shut out the 49er fans. they are selling tickets but will be limiting those tickets to fans in six states. as you imagine, california doesn't happen on on the list. if you want to buy a face value ticket to the game, your credit card billing address must be in washington, oregon, montana, idaho, alaska, hawaii, or anywhere in canada. the move is intended to give preference to seahawks fans and initially the team said they are excluding california fans to try to prevent ticket scalping. 9er fans who want to head up, have other options. >> stubhub, craigslist. or contact friends or friends of -- friends of friends.

it's not what you know, it's who you know. make it happen. >> reporter: they will try to make it happen, however they can. buying those tickets on the secondary market means you will pay big bucks. stub hub is offering 6,000 tickets. the cheapest we saw, $450. seats near the end zone are selling for 122,000. 49er fans travel to those away games. this is a big one, this sunday a lot of people will likely make the trip. live in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. don't forget you can watch the nfc championship game right here on ktvu channel 2. our kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. sunday. our live post-game show will air after the game. and we also have more 49ers' coverage online. go to ktvu.com. click on the images tab, you will see this, a slide show of

49er fans showing off team spirit. 7:06. hamming today -- a second union of b.a.r.t. workers is expected to approve the new contract that finally settled the b.a.r.t. labor dispute. voting begins at 8:00. b.a.r.t.'s union workers had ratified the deal back in november but then the b.a.r.t. board rejected that contract after discovering a costly family leave provision had been mistakenly included. there was some negotiation. today's vote is by sciu members. state lawmakers will debate whether transit strikes thud be banned in california. 400,000 b.a.r.t. commuters were affected by strikes in july and october. republican leader bob huff has already introduced a bill banning the strikes comparing transit workers to police and firefighters who are banned from striking because they provide an essential service.

san francisco police investigating a weekend shooting that involved an off- duty police officer after a minor car crash on 280. the female police officer and the other driver pulled off the freeway near gerald avenue and bayshore boulevard. then they got into a fight. investigators say that's when that officer pulled out her gun and shot the other driver. the driver suffered minor injuries. that officer has been put on paid leave while the investigation goes on the names of the officer and other driver involved have not been released. state health officials say the number of people who have died from the flu keeps rising. the latest deaths were reported yesterday near bakersfield. that brings the state total to more than 30 deaths. here in the bay area, 11 people have died from the flu so far this season. the most concerning strain this year is the h1n1 virus. doctors say they don't believe the flu will match the 2009

pandemic which killed more than 600 californians. as the number of deaths related to the flu continues to rise, more people are rushing to get vaccinated. but a lot of bay area hospitals and pharmacies are reporting a temporarily shortage. this -- temporary shortage. this weekend, flu clinics were packed, some had lines out the door. many hospitals and businesses are hoping to get more of the flu shot vaccines today or sometime this week. foster farms has again shut down its chicken processing plant in central california. the agriculture department gave foster farms pesh mission to reopen in livingston, california. but yesterday, foster farms closed the plant again, saying it is improving safety procedures. foster farms says this voluntary shutdown may continue for several days. tyson foods is recalling 17 tons of chicken products. tyson says some of the chicken may be contaminated with

salmonella. the affected chicken wasn't sold in stores. this meat was delivered to institutions around the nation. the tyson products have been linked to a salmonella outbreak hat a tennessee correctional facility where 17 people became ill. another house fire in san jose. this horn morning -- this morning. we'll tell you why it's probably not connected to a dozen fires started by a suspected arsonist. new trouble potentially brewing for chris christie. this has nothing to do with bridgegate. we have a five-car crash on 101 in san francisco. we'll give you an update on it. here is a live look at the area. nothing but sunny and warm temperatures. how warm? we'll tell you -- coming up. ó@ó

today in israel, funeral services for former israeli prime minister, ariel sharon. ♪ >> ariel sharon was buried next to the grave of his wife at his ranch in southern israel. hundreds of world leaders were at the burial and also at a state memorial ceremony earlier in the day in jerusalem. now, vice president joe biden there is representing the united states. he spoke at the memorial ceremony saying he had known ariel sharon for 30 years. >> when a close-knit country like israel, a country that's been tested as much as israel loses a man like prim that dam dam prime minister sharon -- like prime minister sharon, it doesn't feel just like the loss of a leader. it feels like a death in the gael. >> sharon died saturday at the

age of 85 after being in a coma for eight years. today in vatican city, pope francis delivered his first state of the world address. he mostly talked about the middle east, calling for an end to the conflict in syria and for the first time publicly he sternly spoke out against abortion. the romeable catholic church has criticized the church in recent months for not forcefully addressing the issue in some of his past interviews. today, survivors of the costa concordia are marcking the second -- marking the second anniversary of the deadly grounding. the crew capsized after hitting a reef killing 32 people on board. the ship's captain is facing manslaughter charges accused of causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship before everyone was evacuated. this morning in the courtroom, survivors and judges marked the day with a moment of silence. in june, the wrecked ship is expected to be removed from the port. four years after a devastating earthquake in

haiti, haiti says it's making a comeback. the magnitude 7.0 quake hit followed by aftershocks. there was a memorial service held to mark the anniversary. today, 97% of the rubble left behind by the quake has been removed. now it's working to convince people that haiti is a good place to vacation. the haitian prime minister says the recovery efforts are being called haiti's open for business. the governor of new jersey is facing a new scandal. this has nothing to do with bridgegate. the federal government is investigating whether christie improperly used federal funds for superstorm andy to produce tourism ads. those ads featured christie and his family. his top aides are already used of targeting a local mayor in fort lee with with a scheme to tie up traffic as a punishment for not supporting the

governor's re-election. the faa wants to know why a southwest airlines jet landed at the wrong airport in missouri. the flight was supposed to go to branson, missouri but landed at a much smaller airport. passengers say it did not feel like a normal landing to them. >> a rough landing. we were moving close to the seats as we were landing because the runway i guess is too short for the plane. so then they came on and said we had landed at the wrong runway. >> the passengers were put on buses and driven to branson, no injuries were reported. but many people say they felt pretty shaken up. 7:16. the worldary airlines had one of the safest years on record in 2013. there were 29 airline accidents last year with a record low 265 deaths. that compares to 475 deaths from airline accidents in 2012,

also considered a safe year. both years represent a dramatic drop from the ten-year average of 720 airline deaths a year. that's out of 31 million commercial flights around the world every year. two u.s. senators say a federal rail safety agency wants to propose a rule about video camera os the trains -- cameras on the trains. senators say they've been told the federal railroad administration will start the process of establishing the rule sometime this year. it would cover cameras installed in train cabs to record the behavior of train operators and also outward- facing cameras to scan the tracks. those two senators have been urging for action after a deadly commuter train derailment in new york city. 7:17. this morning, general motors came away the big winner at the north american international

auto show. the 2014 corvette sting ray was named car of the year. a vehicle must be all new or substantially changed to win the title. writers honored the corvette for the higher quality interior and better performance than earlier models. the truck of the year is the silverado, also made by chevrolet. the awards kick off the auto show in detroit. >> that's a beautiful car. >> yes. speaking of cars, what happened in marin? >> 101 southbound at the richmond bridge turnoff, we have a large tree branch in the lane. it hit a car. it's sustained some damage. the chp is trying to remove that right now. we have accidents in the east bay. an accident in hayward on 238 to 185 and that one is a three- car crash. that's right there. and then also on 580 westbound through livermore another accident and you can see that the traffic is quite slug in.

101 in san francisco we had an earlier accident right where 80 meets 101 and it looks like it has been cleared. they decided to move the five- car crash to mission street. things have just started to pick up again. also had a previous accident seesar chaves. things are -- cesar chavez. things are looking up. we have sluggish traffic on the right side of your screen. give yourself extra time. let's head to steve. >> thank you, tara. >> you are welcome. good morning. clear skies. a little bit of an offshore breeze. that means temperatures will be warming up. no rain in sight. but what up north? everything so far, now we're six days away but it looks dry. there's a weak system coming in on saturday. sunday looks partly sunny, 47 to 50 at 3:30. let's hope so. we've had a very dry december. we a very dry year -- had a very dry year. we had a system on saturday.

not much. the forecast models have now backed off completely on that. so the next two weeks are looking dry. the next 16 days look dry. we'll see if that changes. but i don't think so. that's the way things are. we have clear skies for us. a few clouds up in northeast california. but because we get the offshore breeze we have higher fire danger. everything is in place for what looks to be a mild to warm week. we'll go 70 in downtown oakland. the oakland airport had gusts to 26. we're seeing a lot of 50s. 53 oakland. 54 sfo. half moon bay, 54. 32 in santa rosa and fairfield. 38. a little bit of rain up in seattle right now. but that's expected to weaken after about wednesday, thursday. the rest of the country is still dealing with all sorts of weather. we have -- nothing happening here. everything happening, great lakes to the deep south. 33, ukiah. cold there. 34, sacramento. see again, it's cold for some but not too bad for others.

that's high pressure. sunny, breezy. warming up, back to a dry forecast. 60s and low 70s. some areas will be in the low 70s. possible record highs for kentfield and san rafael, if not today, it looks like tomorrow. 60s for some. antioch, brentwood, oakley in there. 67. alameda also at 66. low 70s, santa cruz, gilroy. santa cruz could be pushing up 70s by recall to. mid-60s on the coast -- by tomorrow. mid-60s on the coast. sunshine, warm temperatures. a little cooler toward the end of the week. no sign of any rain. then maybe back to fair and dry and warm again by sunday. >> all right. thank you, steve. taking diplomacy to a whole new level. why secretary of state john kerry gave the russian foreign minister, check it out, a couple idaho potatoes. also, the stars came out last night for the golden globe awards. who were the big winners and the unexpected problems that

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7:23. whale sightings off california avenue coast are typically a rare phenomenon but not this year. in fact, there have been nearly 500 sightings since december, the largest spike in 30 years. experts say there are a number of reasons these whales are traveling closer to the coast, including ocean currents and warmer temperature. scientists say food is not a factor since whales don't eat during southbound or northbound migrations. it was a big night about money and mayhem at the golden globe awards. >> and the golden globe goes to -- "american hustle." [ cheers ] >> drew barrymore there. "american hustle" won for best motion picture comedy. is considered a front-runner for the academy award.

amy adams and jennifer lawrence won for best actress and best supporting actress. some of the other awards went to "12 years of slave" for best drama. "brooklyn 99" won meeting out modern family. the big night did not go off without a hitch. look at this. a water pipe burst, damaged part of the red carpet at the beverly hilton hotel. it happened a couple of hours before the stars were due to arrive. there were reports of a sprinkler malfunction. we saw that they had to call the fire department and the red parts of the carpet were replaced. >> i'm not gonna lie to you. they put up the wrong stuff on the teleframmer -- teleprompter. >> jonah hill was not lying. they were announcing clips from their movie, "the wolf of wall

street." the prompter jumped. this never hatches to us. >> never -- happens to us. >> never. >> luckily somebody came out with the script. >> we have they that -- we've had that once or twice. >> yes. alex rodriquez's attorney is heading to court to ask for an injunction against a season- long ban for a.-rod. last saturday and arbitrator trimmed his 211-game suspension to the entire yankees' season. the filing comes one day after the founder of the biogenesis clinic says he was paid $12,000 a month in cash to provide the yankees 'star with performance- enhancing drugs. he's standing by what he wrote. robert gates responds to

critics about his new back. >> reporter: we're live in -- his new book. >> reporter: we're live and we'll tell you what authorities are doing about a suspected arsonist. traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, still kind of hectic as you make your way into san francisco. clear skies already and our system on saturday, long gone and nothing coming in behind that to give us any rain. there's a lot of potential for record highs this week. we'll have the details. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos.

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good morning. live pictures. we've arrived on the scene in mill valley where crews are cleaning up a water main break. unfortunately, that's not from rain. brian flores will have a live report coming up. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve, i just ducked outside. it's chilly and the leaves are blowing across -- >> it's raining out there. pouring. >> not yet. >> it's raining sunshine today. that's what we'll have. it's eerld cold for some or warm for others depending upon if you have the easterly breeze. high fire danger is out. it will be warmer with 60s and 70s. low 70s. tomorrow looks warmer, maybe kirr ray that into -- carry that into wednesday. a lot of 40s or low 50s.

oakland airport an easterly breeze to 20 miles an hour. everything is going up and over. that hey lou us to have warm -- allows us to have warmer days. sunny and breezy, mainly the hills. 60s to very low 70s. here's tara. all right, thank you, steve. things are starting to shape up on the roadways. we had a couple of accidents in the east bay. things are starting to clear. this is a live look at the eastshore freeway. traffic on the left-hand side of your screen as it makes its way toward the macarthur maze. no delays. at the bay bridge toll plaza, very slow going into the city. definitely give yourself an extra 15, 20 minutes to get across the span. and finally, this is 280 in san jose, we've been seeing sluggish traffic on the right side of your screen and you make the drive northbound toward highway 17. back to the desk. >> thank you, tara. we're following breaking news in mill valley where a water main has broken. it happened just about an hour ago on camino alto and miller avenue.

brian flores is live at the scene and just spoke with the battalion chief. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. there's about ten cars that were damaged from this water main break. as you are looking at eastbound camino. marin municipal water district and the fire department made quick work of clearing up the lanes. the lanes were closed for two hours after a report of a water main break. want to go to video of what it looked like. you can see see a lot of water. at least ten cars were damaged. we don't know where this water main break happened. but it may have centered around this senior living complex called the redwoods off camino alto and miller. apparently they were renovating sewer main lines at the apartment complex when somehow this water pipe burst and then caused damage and flooded the front lawn, water went on the street. here's the battalion chief to talk more about the damage this morning.

>> reports are about 18 inches of water standing in the roadway and starting to encroach onto the property. at this point, there's no personal property damage within the facility. >> the water district was able to shut off water again, about a half-hour ago. no residents were affected neither were any businesses as well. ten cars possibly damaged this morning. looks like some of these owners are looking at the damage. as we take it back out here live to see what happened on the floor boards. but the lanes are clear. camino alto and miller. it happened by tamal pius high school and mill valley high school. parents dropping off the kids were about to drop them but but the lanes are open now and that's a good sign for residents and parents as well. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. people are volunteering to be lookouts in one san jose neighborhood to catch a serial

arsonist. janine de la vega is joining us live in san jose. you are talking to people who say they are determined to protect their homes. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of the people have had a difficult time sleeping. the fact that this arsonist is operating in the early-morning hours when people are most vulnerable because they are not up really has them on edge. so they are helping police. some people who live in this neighborhood in the downtown region near san antonio and 24th street have been staying awake for two-hour shifts to be on the lookout for man authorities believe is setting the fire. two fires are deemed suspicious. they are still investigating. numerous holes, businesses and a church -- homes, businesses and a church has been hit. fliers have been passed out. those who volunteered to be on watch have been told to stay in the house, keep their porch

light on and be on the lookout for him. >> this is my first night staking out. the reason i'm doing it. it felt personal to me. for some reason, whoever this guy is, you know, just wants to tear the neighborhood up. and there's not much to it. but it means a lot to me. >> reporter: many people in the neighborhood have security cameras and some have shared video us with that shows a person resembling the man wanted. it's been taken in the early- morning hours at the same time several fires have started. police want to find a tall and thin man in baggy clothing. described as being 6 feet, to 6'2" weighing 160 to 180 pound. a $10,000 reward is being offered for the arsonist's arrest and conviction. back out here live, i want to, again, go back to the sketch that police and fire officials have released. this is a person that they want to find who, again, has been

seen around these fires. earlier this morning, i spoke to a fire captain about his thoughts and you will hear from him coming up in the next hour of "mornings on 2." reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:35. now we know the cause of an early-morning house fire in san jose. it was someone smoking in bed. this one started about 5:30 on peacock gap drive and crothers road. firefighters put it out quickly. no bun was hurt -- no one was hurt. investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of a deadly house fire. firefighters went back to the home on embarcadero road near greer road. the investigate into this fire on friday was delayed because the building was considered unstable. two bodies were found inside the home. the names of the victim haven't been released yet but neighbors say a man in his 50s lived there with a caretaker. a fire in walnut creek destroyed a carport and came

real close to a row of townhouses. the flames started about 7:00 last night in a carport on indian drive. firefighters say when they got there, it was completely engulfed in flames. some of the nearby residents may have chosen to spend the night elsewhere because the smoke damage was pretty bad. one vehicle parked inside the car port was destroyed. the cause of the fire, still not known. 7:37. today, a community traffic force is set to meet with for the first time in sonoma county to discuss the use of deadly force by police. the 21-member panel was put together after the fatal shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez was a sheriff's opportunity last october. the task force will be expected to meet once a week and come up with recommendations including procedures for reviewing officer-involved shootings. this morning the two men blamed for the shooting death

of an 8-year-old oakland girl in july are due in court. alicia karadin. he was at a friend's house last summer when someone knocked on the front door and started shooting. darnell williams and joseph carol were arrested. prosecutors say they were targeting the father of alicia's friend, antwan york. prosecutors say earlier that day york shot and killed a friends of williams and carol in berkeley. a national program credited with helping to bring hundreds of missing children home safely, it's being recognized today. this is national amber alert awareness day. when a child goes missing, the system notifies. the chp says the state system has been activated 218 times and it has helped in the recovery of 255 missing children since it started 12 years ago. the program is named for 9-year-

old amber hagerman. she was kidnapped in texas in 1996 and was later found murdered. problems with the bolts on the new bay bridge racking up some pretty big bills for caltrans. the san francisco chronicle says caltrans will spend $10 million in year just to keep an eye on those bolts. that number is expected to grow. the bolt problems first started in march when a third of the 96 rods used on the span of the babb cracked when they were tightened. caltrans says it still needs to fick out whether other bolts are defected and may possibly fail. city leaders in petaluma will meet tonight to discuss water conservation. the public works directly will explain the current status of water supplies and is expected to recommend a voluntary water saving plan. some efforts would include cutting back on outdoor water using, using a low hoe flow

head on showers and -- low flow head on showers and faucets. a group of people in northern california came together this weekend to pray for rain. nearly 100 people from a muslim community in folsom gathered to pray on a blue tarp along the east signed of the lake. members of the group say they had to come out to fulfill their obligation to ask for rain. >> we're not expecting -- eyes our faith god -- it's our faith god does how he wishes in his time. >> there was some drops. but they didn't do much to help out with the drought. significant rainfall is needed in the next four to six weeks to avoid a water emergency.

a committee may say today whether they support a plan to alter private bus use of muni bus stops. right now, a technology company can use the bus stops free of charge. however, a proposed new 18- month plan would charge the shuttle buses $1 per stop every day. the spokesperson for the commission on the environment says they like the idea of people riding public transportation but they are still debating whether this idea is the best one. san francisco voters may decide if an arena for the warriors can be built on the waterfront. signatures are being gathered to block the project. this would require voter approval for waterfront development that, seeds certain height projects, seeds certain height project -- exceeds

certain height projects. a postcard project was created last spring. this one has participants in san francisco's tougher neighborhoods. they fill out a postcard sharing a positive story about their neighborhood. that postcard is mailed randomly to another san francisco resident who may live in a more affluent area. >> people are much similar than they think in they took the time to talk to each other. >> since last spring, 344 postcards have been sent in san francisco. the project even pred to the east coast and -- spread to the east coast and as far away acidny, australia -- acidny, australia -- acidny -- as

sydney, australia. edmunds makes the olympic team. it is 7:42. back at home, the 49ers have returned after their big win in northern california as they prepare for seattle, the reason local fans face an extra challenge to get tickets. plus, what target's ceo is doing to try to repair the retailer's reputation. highway 4 through la fayette looking pretty good. traffic slullish as you -- sluggish as you drive toward the tunnel. [ male announcer ] start engine.

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friday's disappointing december jobs report being brushed off as an be a bir tion -- abirition. roip has agreed to scale -- iran has agreed to zale back the nuclear program starting a week from today in exchange for an easing of economic sanctions. secretary of state john kerry announced the interim nuclear deal is agreed to by iran and six world powers. under the deal, iran agrees to limit uranium enrichment to not be enough for a bomb. the current agreet is only for -- agreement is only good for six months giving time to work out a long-term deal.

this is john kerry using potatoes as a diplomatic tool in paris. he presented the russian foreign minister with a gift of two huge idaho potatoes. kerry said the foreign minister had mentioned idaho potatoeses in a recent conversation the two had. so he thought it would be a nice gift. it was a light moment about how to resolve the conflict in sayia. an issue the u.s. and russia won't always agree on. robert gates says he stands by everything he wrote in his new book due to be released tomorrow. in the memoir, gates writes about serving in the administrations of president bush and prime minister. gates says he doesn't think president obama did enough to convince the servicemen and women in afghanistan that he believed in their mission. >> president obama did that with the troops -- president bush did that with the troops when i was secretary. i did not see president obama

do that. as i write in the book, it was this absence of passion, this absence of a conviction of the importance of success. that disturbed me. >> some are criticizing gates for releasing the book while there are still american troops in afghanistan and while president obama is still in office. the supreme court is hearing arguments today on the meaning of a constitutional provision known as the recess appointments clause. under the provision, the president may make temperature appointments to positions that otherwise require confirmation by the senate. but that could only happen when the senate is in recess. in january 2012, president obama made some temporary appointments when senate republicans refuse to allow votes for two nominees. federal appeals courts have said president obama overstepped his authority because the senate was not in recess when he acted. 7:48.

preparing a damaged reputation target is trying to reassure customers but the security problem seems to be getting bigger. pam cook is in the newsroom. pam, target is not the only store involved. >> yes. target tries to make sure people feel safe to shop at the stores, there's more problems. target's ceo promises will be big changes after last month's massive cyber attack. he says target is responsible for the problem and that customers will have zero liability for any fraudulent charges. target has hired a team of security experts to investigate how this happened. but so far the investigation has revealed that malware was installed on point of sale card swipers. credit and debit card information, e-mails even home addresses were stolen from now as many as 110 million. neiman marcus said it was the

victim of hackers over the holiday shopping season. neiman marcus has not said how many customers were affected. three other stores had problems over the holidays but they've not been named yet. right now investigators are trying to determine if the cyber attacks are all connected. now, target's ceo promises more secure technologies that protect consumers and also one year of cre credit monitoring. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. ten minutes before 8:00. want to check in with tara in for some about the traffic hazard in marin county. >> 101 northbound at highway 1. we have a dog or a coyote possibly blocking a lane there. that's creating a hazard. the chp is trying to remove it. in oakland. we have a ladder at the highway 13 connector. let's take a look at our maps. you can see a pair of accidents in san francisco and south city. all of those have cleared.

there's bun in the hey -- one in the hayward area. 880 looks like it's kind of a nightmare at this hour. let's take a live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's slow going coming into san francisco this morning. so definitely give yourself extra time. down in the hayward area in the southbound, right near the san mateo bridge, i would say give yourself extra time there. let's head over to steve. how's it going? sunshine, mild. cold for some. mild for others. i just heard from my friend in san mateo, she said it's so warm, she's wearing open-toed shoes. there's your forecast. that's what you need to know. temperatures, it looks bad. we had the tiny system for saturday which didn't amount to anything. and now everything is gone. i mean there's no sign of rain.

remember last week there was some talk, twitter, i don't think that will happen. red flag warning we have because of the easterly breeze. that means the coast is clear. guys want toed to know if -- wanted to know if the coast is here. 20 in tahoe. 23 reno. without any breeze, it's definitely cold. for others it's very mild. sunny, breezy, warming up. record highs, maybe a few today. kentfield, san rafael but i think more likely tomorrow as temperatures benefit from a very mild pattern here. 60s to low 70s. sonoma is in there. santa rosa, napa, vallejo at 65. brentwood, oakley, 67. pleasanton, 66. downtown oakland. 70 but that easterly breeze. low 70s. morgan hill, santa cruz, santa cruz could be upper 70s by tomorrow. santa clara, san jose, same for

redwood city. san bruno, 65. the city 65. half boon bay -- half moon bay, 66. sunny side up and mild to warm. maybe cooling but nothing dramatic, friday, saturday. back to sunny and warm on sunday. paying respects in israel to former prime minister ariel sharon. what vice president joe biden said at his memorial service. for more than 250,000 people in west virginia, why they may soon be able to put a lid on a major water problem.

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welcome back. 7:55. a wildlife photographer in north carolina shooting video last saturday during a very windy day captured something he really didn't expect. >> the window -- whoa!

no! look at that! >> tori, are you kidding me? >> oh, wow! >> the building that collapsed was part of a condo complex still under construction in raleigh. wind gusts in that area, 85 miles an hour. luckily, no one was hurt when the building collapsed. former nba star dennis rodman has wrapped up his latest controversial trip to north korea. this is video of rodman leaving the airport in beijing, china,er ci this morning -- early this morning. rodman and other nba players were there to play a basketball gail, celebrating the birthday of -- game, celebrating the birthday of kim jung un. he says he cannot understand why this angers so many people in the united states. >> what am i doing that's so bad? i come to this country and actually -- >> rodman also says he's sorry for not being able to help an

american missionary who has been detained in north korea for more than a year and rodman apologized for suggesting that missionary kenneth ba. he was responsible for his own -- ba. he was responsible for his own detainment. 300,000 people across nine counties are forced to use bottled water to cook, wash even brush their teeth. the chemical found in the water in west virginia is commonly used to clean coal. the governor of west virginia says the impact the chemical could have on people has been really hard to gauge. >> most people did not know a whole lot about this chemical. it's one that we've had to do a lot of research on internally, very quickly to find out what effects it may have. >> officials have not said if the water ban will be lifted

but they expect it will be lifted soon. 7:57. time to change the exam. the recommendation to the san francisco fire department after a successful 3.7 million-dollar lawsuit attacking the department's promotional exam process. >> reporter: and the 49ers will be playing in the nfc title game this sunday in seattle. but they may not have a whole lot of fans there cheering them on. we'll tell you what the seahawks are doing to limit the 49er faithful in the crowd. let's take a live look at the san mateo bridge where you can see the traffic is looking pretty good at this hour. we have a lot of hot spots around the bay area. we'll show you a map of the big picture coming up. the weather is looking pretty good unless you are looking for clouds and rain, then it looks awful. if you are looking for record highs with an easterly breeze, i think things look pretty good and close.

well, good morning. it's 8:00. welcome back to "mornings on 2." the san francisco 49ers, look at that flag just blowing. they are going back to the nfc championship game. if they beat the seattle seahawks this coming sunday, the 49ers will be back in the super bowl we'll tell you about an effort to restrict ticket sales and why the bay area fans

are furious about it. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. quick look at weather and traffic, steve. we saul the -- saw the flags blowing. >> speaking of 49ers, right now things look good. a little system for rain showers on saturday but it's supposed to be gone by sunday. we'll tackle that as we fine tune that forecast as we get closer. for us, it's easy to get the breeds. it's blowing towards the coast. so we have our red flag warning, elevated fire danger my goodness in january. talk about fire danger being high. statewide. all the way down to southern california, gusts to 40 in some of the higher elevations. downtown oakland will warm up. 70 degrees for warm. probably only a couple of record highs. tuesday and wednesday look like a bunch. no breeze verse as pretty good

easterly breeze, high pressure is here for a while. warming back to a dry forecast for the next 7, 10, 14 days. here's tara. thank you, steve. we have quite a few hot spots around the bay area. if we take a look at the maps, i can show you the big picture, 880 southbound through hayward is sluggish. 101 and 280 northbound through san jose experiencing slowness. metering lights have been on skins just after 6:00 this morning. it does seem to be improving slightly but definitely, you know, prepare. plan ahead. all right. we have a look at highway 4 through the baypoint/pittsburgh area. traffic has come to a standstill in two of the lanes. i'm gonna have to look that up and see if we have any accidents in the area but it looks like it's pretty slow going as you are driving westbound toward the concord

area. 8:02. back to the desk. cleanup crews in marin county are mopping up a water main break this morning. this was first reported at 5:30 at an apartment complex on camino and miller avenues in mill valley, not far from tam mel pius -- ham -- tamalpais high school. brian flores is there. he's had a live report and will come back with another live update later this hour. 9ers! >> our ktvu cameras were there when the team arrived back at the 49er headquarters in santa clara. this was around 9:00 last night. the 9ers arrived after flying into san jose from charlotte, north carolina. so the 9ers are heading to the nfc championship for the third season in a row. fortunately, they did not need

a last-second score to clinch the win. crip ran for one touchdown and threw for another. 23-10, they shut out the panners in the second half. niners are looking ahead to this sunday an their championship game showdown with the seattle seahawks. >> the good thing, it's not our first rodeo up there. we've all experienced it up there. we're excited about the opportunity. we split the season. this will be the old river match, and what a better team to go against than the seahawks for all of the marbles. >> the seahawks beat the saints on saturday to advance to the game. the afc championship game has denver hosting the patriots. [ cheers ] >> yesterday, 49er fans got up early this watch the big game.

fans were packed in san francisco. many wore red and gold. some were still in their pajamas. they were there to enjoy what you might call a breakfast of champions. bay area bars are expected to be packed again for the championship game. well, 49er fans who want to be at sunday's game in seattle in person may face an uphill battle. ktvu's alex savidge joining us live now to tell us how the seahawks, alex, they are not making it easy. >> reporter: yeah, you know, dave the seahawks are gonna make it tough for any 49er fans who want to go and cheer on their team in seattle. the seahawks only selling tickets to fans in six states. and, as you can imagine, california didn't make the list. the seahawks will begin selling those face-value tickets later on today. but in order to buy a ticket to the nfc title game, your credit card billing address must be in one of the following states --

washington, oregon, montana, idaho, alaska, hawaii or you can live in canada. it's a move that's intended to give preference to seahawks' fans but it means that 49ers' fans who want to watch the game may be forced to spend big bucks buying tickets on the secondary market. >> that's ridiculous. why are they doing that? that's ridiculous. that doesn't make any sense. the 49ers are still gonna win. what's the point? [laughter] >> reporter: now, officially the seahawks say they are excluding california fans to prevent ticket scalping. the restrictions will force die- hard niner fans to shell out hundreds of dollars to watch the game. on stub hub, tickets cost anywhere from $400 on the low end all the way up to more than $120,000 on the high end. that's for seats that are near the end zone. but, of kow we know that -- of course, we are know the 49er fans will travel. no matter the price, you can bet a lot of them will make the trip up to seattle for the

game. live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we did some checking. it turns out the denver broncos are limiting ticket sales for sunday's afc championship game against the patriots. tickets will only be available to fans with a billing address in the rocky mountain region. you can watch the nfc championship right here on ktvu channel 2. kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. on sunday. our live postgame show, "the point after" will air after the game. we have more more 49er coverage for you online. just go to ktvu.com. click on the images tab. you will find a slide show of 49er fans showing off their team spirit. 8:07. happening now -- a second union of b.a.r.t. workers are expected to approve the new contract to finally settle the b.a.r.t. labor dispute. voting got underway and will continue until 7:00 tonight. b.a.r.t.'s union workers had already ratified a deal back in

november. then the b.a.r.t. board rejected that contract after discovering a costly family leave provision had been mistakenly included. today's vote. state lawmakers will debate whether transit strikes should be banned. 400,000 b.a.r.t. commuters were affected by strikes in july and october. bob huff has already intrope duesed a bill -- introduced a bill banning strikes. a new report says the san francisco fire department should change its promotional exam process. that's a recommendation of a new city audit that comes out today. last year, a jury awarded 15 current and retired firefighters $3.7 million in backpay and damages. that's after determining that the department's promegsal exam

discriminated against candidates based on their age. however, the chief has defended the exam and says the city is considering appealing the jury's verdict. san francisco police are investigating a weekend shooting that involved an off- duty police officer. it happened yesterday morning around midnight after a minor car crash on interstate 280. the unidentified female officer and other driver pulled off the freeway near gerald avenue and bayshore boulevard. the two then got into a fight. investigators say that's when the officer pulled out her gun and shot the other driver. the driver suffered minor injuries. the officer has been put on paid leave while the incident is being investigated. the names of the officer and the other driver have not been released. state health officials say the number of people who have died from the flu keeps rising. the latest deaths reported yesterday near bakersfield. now the state's total is more than 30 deaths. here in the bay area, 11 people have died from the flu so far

this season. the most concerning flu strain this year is the h1n1 virus. doctors don't believe the flu will match the 2009 pan demic which -- pandemic. as the number of deaths related to the flu keeps rising, more people are rushing out to get vaccinated. but a lot of bay area hospitals and pharmacies are reporting a temporary shortage. this weekend, flu clinics were packed. some had lines going out the door. many hospitals and businesses are hoping to get more flu shot vaccines either today or sometime this week. 8:10. foster farms has shut down its central valley chicken processing plant again. the u.s. department of agriculture gave permission to reopen the plant in livingston. but foster farms closed it down yesterday, saying it is ent doing to work on -- it is continuing to work on safety procedures. this shutdown is expected to last several days.

tyson foods is issuing another recall foe notice. some of its chicken may be contaminated by salmonella. the affected products were not sold in stores. they went to institutions across the country. the products have been linked to a salmonella outbreak at a tennessee correctional facility. at least seven people there were made sick. education officials vote this week on how school districts will be able to spend money intended for the state's neediest students the key issue is how much control local school boards and community groups will have over how the money is spent. almost $18 billion are expected to be allocated based on the number of students. the department of education is expected to take up the matter on thursday. praying for rain. the reason a group of people from northern california say they felt the need to get down on their hands and knees. and a bad month for the

governor of new jersey just got worse. the new scandal involving governor chris christie. highway 280 in san jose looking pretty good at this hour. this is a live look right here. this is 280/880. you can see it's slow. we'll have more traffic hot spots coming up. well, a lot of clear skies an easterly breeze. and that equals sunshine and warm temperatures even in january. maybe even record-setting warm but for how long.

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funeral services for ariel sharon. ♪ >> sharon was buried next to the grave of his wife at his ranch in southern israel. hundreds of world leaders were at the burial and at a state memorial ceremony earlier in the day in jerusalem. vice president joe biden is representing the united states. he spoke at the memorial ceremony saying he had known sharon for 30 years. >> when a close-knit country like israel, a country that's been tested as much as israel, loses a man like prime minister sharon, it doesn't just feel like the loss of a leader. it feels like a death in the family. >> sharon died saturday at the age of 85 after being in a coma for eight years. 8:15. survivors of the deadly costa

concordia cruise ship disaster are marking the second anniversary of the ship's grounding off the coast of tuscany. 32 people died when it capsized after hitting a reef. the ship's captain faces manslaughter charge, accused of causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship before everyone was evacuated. this morning in the courtroom, there was a moment of silence. this coming june, the wrecked ship is expected to be removed from the port. four years after a devastating earthquake, haiti says it's making a comeback. the magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit haiti on january 12th. it was followed by at least 52 aftershocks. friday, a memorial service was held marking that solemn anniversary. the haitian government says 97% of the rubble left behind by the earthquake has been removed. now they are trying to convince people that haiti is still a good place to take a vacation at. the haitian prime minister says recovery efforts are being

called haiti is open for business. the governor of new jersey is facing a new scandal. this has nothing to do with bridgegate. the federal government is investigating whether governor christie improperly used federal funds for superstorm sandy to produce tourism ads and those ads featured christie and his family. christie's top eadz are accused of targeting a local -- aides are accused of targeting local candidates. the faa is investigating why a southwest airlines jet landed at the wrong airport in missouri. the flight left chicago. it was headed to the city of branson, missouri but it landed about seven miles away. the runway there is about half as long as the one at branson. passengers say the pilot seemed to stop the plane quickly. then the passengers heard the pilot on the public address system explain where they were.

>> the plane has landed at an airport nearby. with that, we were thinking, okay, there's only one airport and it was the sea of o airport. we're thinking surely not a jet could land there. >> it did. the passengers were put on buses and driven to branson. no word of any injuries from that situation. 8:18. want to check in with tara, once again, for an update on traffic and some possible muni delays. >> yeah the n judah is out of service due to mechanical systems, that's the n judah at van ness. be prepared for delays. up next, the eastshore freeway, you can see it's very sunny, as steve has been saying. it's a little slow going on the left side of your screen as you make your way toward the macarthur maze and as you make your way to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's looking better than an hour ago.

but a little bit of wait time as you make your way across the span. and we have 680. this is at walnut creek. you can see we have some stopped traffic here. don't know exactly what's going on. but it appears that -- that somebody has stalled or there's been a collision. they are trying to clear the scene. folks are making their way around it. it seems like they are using the fast lane and the slow lane to get around. it looks like a stalled car. that door is open there. somebody must have gotten out which is not a good thing to do when you are on the freeway. be aware of that. this is right in the walnut creek area. all right. 8:189. let's head over -- 8:19. let's head over to steve. clear skies. san jose international. that's continental flight 1722 on time. on its way to dallas. clear skies, a little bit of an offshore breeze. you know, this green stands for precip on saturday. really little. no precip at all. there was some drizzle. that may be it for the month.

that may be it. forecast models are trying to blast through. one of them was. backed off on that. we knew it would. the other two were not on board. they are on board with high pressure and an offshore breeze. temperatures will be warming up. it means elevated fire danger. windy in the higher elevations. get that offthor breeze and that helps some. so it will be a warmer monday. 60s and also 70s downtown oakland. probably -- kentfield, san rafael in there for record highs today. it will be close. tomorrow there might be a bunch. we'll start off -- actually, downtown made it to 45. the airport, 53. 53 oakland. 47 san francisco. 54 sfo. and 55 half moon bay. there were 30s. fairfield is in there as well. two bits up in reno. 20 in lake tahoe. it's cold up there. and i think i saw 41 in

lakeport. sunny, breezy, warming up, back to a dry forecast and maybe even next week. temperatures, 60s, low, mid upper to even low 70s. it's just going to be a weak where we have way above average temperatures. the warmest temperatures will probably -- be coast and bay. 66 half moon bay. i mean they are already at 55. wouldn't take much. a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures all the way into thursday. a little weak system will brush the north on friday/saturday. cooler, back to sunny, dry, breezy on sunday. >> all right, steve. wild story. an airline pilot has a heart attack and the plane is filled with passengers. what happened when some quick- thinking nurses swung into action. "american hustle" is the big winner at this year's golden globe ceremonies. more on the other winners and some of the problems plaguing the stars.

welcome back. 8:24. a lot of whale sightings this year off california avenue coast. almost 500 whale sightings reported since december, the most in 30 years. experts say the reasons include the ocean currents out there and the water temperature. and scientists say food, that's not a factor since whales don't eat, as they migrate northbound and southbound. but the amateur whale watchers, they love it. 8:24. it was a big night for a story

about money and mayhem at last night's golden globe ceremony. >> and the golden globe goes to "american hustle." [ cheers ] >> american hustle took home the award for best motion picture comedy. it's now being considered a front runner for an keakd award. two stars of the movie, amy adald, and jennifer lawrence won for best actress and best supporting actress. other top awards -- despite the big moment, the night did not go off without a hitch. a water pipe burst and damaged part of the red carpet at the beverly hilton hotel. it happened a couple of hours before the stars were set to alive. there are reports a sprinkler malfunctioned. the fire department was called in to stop the water and wet

parts of the carpet were replaced. >> right now, they put up the wrong stuff on the teleprompter. this is for -- >> yeah, jonah hill and margo, having to be a little honest, announcing clips when the prompter jumps to the wrong spot. robbie, who was a first-time presenter, thought this was something they did to rookies. someone came out with a script and the show continued. the lawyer for alex rodriquez is heading to court to trying to keep a-rod on the field. he wants an injunction against a season-long ban. last night the arbitrator released the 211-game suspension to the yankee season. that could be anywhere between 162 and 181 games. it depends on new york's postseason and this all surrounds a steroid suspicion

of a-rod. 8:26. three vehicles go up in flames in the south bay early today. coming up, the big question that still needs to be answered. >> reporter: we are live in san jose in a neighborhood where a serial arsonist has been targeting. we'll show you new photos of one of the fires being set and tell you what residents did overnight. and we have delays in walnut creek on your roadways. we will tell you why -- coming up. hard-pressed to find a cloud. we'll probably find record highs. if not today, tomorrow. we'll talk about how warm it will be and for how long. [dad] [laughs]

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8:29. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." we're keeping a close eye on some traffic problems. here's a good one. this is interstate 680. they've got a mess. you can see the blinking lights to the mod middle of the screen. tear you are will have the details coming up -- dave raw will have the details -- tara will have the details coming up. good morning. welcome back. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather right now. >> we do have clear skies. a little bit of an easterly breeze or even windy for some especially up in the oakland ils hills. we have -- we have high elevated fire danger with a red flag warning. you would think after 35 times i would get it right. that would be tonight into tomorrow. temperatures cold for some but warm to mild for others. i mean there's mid-50s already at this time. it won't take much to get in the mid-60s. upper 60s intoer 70. if you like this kind of weather, this week is for you. it looks like it will be a

record-setting week. tuesday, wednesday could be very warm. 60s to low 70s. here's tara. >> we want to start with our maps and give you a broad perspective of everything that's going on here. you can see that we have a lot of delays on 680 southbound through concord and down through danville area. also, 880 northbound from the hayward area on through oakland. and from richmond down along the eastshore freeway as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. let's take a live look right now at this two-car crash in walnut creek. this is on 680 southbound at the olympic boulevard exit. both of those cars you can see have been moved to the left- hand shoulder. an ambulance is on scene. but it doesn't appear there are injuries. definitely causing some big delays in the area. give yourself extra time. finally, 280 at the 880 split. >> you can see traffic slow northbound on the bottom portion of your screen as you make your way towards santa clara. back to the desk. a water main break in mill valley has damaged two dors

cars. it happened on camino alot and miller avenue. brian flores got there on the scene. you are back now. what's the latest? >> reporter: the good news, at the street where this water main break affected several lanes here has reopened. as we mentioned, the water main break affected traffic but the lanes have reopened. the source came from the senior facility behind me. now, as we go to video, take a look at some of the damage we saw. the water got as high as 18 inches. according to the mill valley fire department, one of the first to arrive on the scene, somehow a pipe that affected a fire sprinkler system at the complex burst and that created a cascade of water that flooded part of the lawn. fire officials say don't know what caused it but they know that construction work was going on. also about ten cars may have

been damaged after the water reached the floor boards. we just spoke to the ceo of the redwood senior housing complex and we asked how old the lines may be. >> the building was built 40 years ago. that's one of the reasons we're in the process of replacing sanitation lines and other things. this is not one we planned on working on. but we will. >> reporter: the break happened a few blocks away from two high schools. fire frills say it -- officials say it got at high as 18 inches. screws remain here. but the lanes were reopened around 7:30 this morning. we're live in mill valley, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:33. residents in one san jose neighborhood that has been targeted by a serial arsonist, they are fighting back. they are setting up neighborhood watches to look out for the man setting the fires. janine de la vega live.

i know you talked to a fire captain. >> reporter: the fire captain tells me that maybe the arsonist has gotten the message because there's been no fires this morning, that people are looking for him. we received excluesive photographs. he lit an object on the porch of a house and soon after a fire erupts. some people who live in this downtown region near san antonio and 24th street have been staying awake for two-hour shifts to be on the lookout for the man authorities believe is setting the fires. the neighborhood has had 13 fires in the past five days. 11 have been confirmed to be arson. two have been suspicious and are being investigated. numerous homes, businesses and a church have been hit. over the weekend, fliers of the man wanted by police and fire officials were passed out.

those who have volunteered to be on watch were told to stay at home and call 911 if they see them. firefighters are encouraged by residents wants to help. >> it's certainly great to see the community involved. i'm sure their actions, they seem like they are securing their houses better. i noticed there's a lot of porch lights on, automatic lights. we passed out a lot of smoke detectors from station 8. >> reporter: many people in the neighborhood have security cameras and some have shared video with us that shows a person resembling the man wanted. the video has been taken in the early-morning hours. the same time several fires have been set. police want to find a tall and thin man in baggy clothing. he's described as being 6 feet tall to 6'2", weighing 160 to 180 pounds. at times, he's known to wear glasses that are large.

a $10,000 reward is being offered if this man is arrested. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:35. in mountain view an investigation is underway into an early-morning fire involving several vehicles. fire officials rushed to pedro's auto clinic around 3:30 this morning. three vehicles were engulfed in flames. firefighters quickly put out the fire. no one was inside the vehicles. investigators want to know the cause of a house fire on embarcadero road near greer road. the investigation into friday's fire was delayed because that house was considered unstable. two bodies were found inside. the names of the victims haven't been released yet but neighbors say a man in miss 50s lived there with a caretaker. a fire in walnut creek destroyed this carport and came

dangerously close to several townhouses. the flames started around 7:00 last night in the carport on sacklynn indian drive. firefighters say when they got there, it was completely engulfed in flames. some of the nearby residents spent the night elsewhere because of the smoke damage. one vehicle parked in the cash port was destroyed -- carport was destroyed. the cause of the fire is unknown. today a community task force is set to meet for the first time in sonoma county to discuss the use of deadly force by police. the 21-member panel was put together after the fatal shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez last october. the task force will be expected to meet once a week and come up with a recommendation. they include procedures for reviewing officer-involved shootings, suggests for community police and the separation of the coroner's job from the sheriff's department. problems with bolts on the bay bridge are racking up big bills for wrans.

according to the chronicle, caltrans will spend $10 million this year to keep an eye on the bolts. and that figure is expected to grow. the bolts problem began in march when a third of the 96 rods used on the new span of the bay bridge cracked when tightened. caltrans says it still need to assess whether other bolts on the bridge are defective and in danger of failing. officials in petaluma meet tonight about ways to save water. the public works director will explain the current status of water supplies and is expected to recommend a voluntary water saving plan. some would include cutting back on outdoor water usage using low flows on the showerheads and toy lets and also running -- toilets and also running dish washers and washing machines at full capacity. the city council is not expected to take any official action at the meeting tonight. a group of people in northern california came

together over the weekend praying for rain. almost 100 people from a muslim community in folsom gathered to pray. they i newted on their -- united on their hands and knees on a blue tarp on the east end of the folsom lake. members of the group say they had to come out to fulfill their orblgation to ask for -- obligation to ask for rain. >> it's our faith that god does how he wishes on the right time. >> look at the camera. rain did come in the middle of the prayer. those drops didn't do much to help with the drought. experts say we need a lot of rain in the next four, six weeks for some california counties to avoid a water emergency. a san francisco environmental committee may announce today whether it supports a plan to alter private bus use of muni bus stops. right now, commuter buses for technology companies can use

muni bus stops free of charge. but a proposed new 18-month plan would charge the shuttle buses $1 per stop every day. the spokesperson for the commission on the environment says they like the idea of people riding public transportation but they are still debating if this idea is the best one. san francisco voters may decide if an arena can be built on the city's waterfront. the chronicle says critics. arena are collecting signatures aimed at blocking the project. the proposed measure would require voter approval for waterfront development that exceed certain height limits. treat major projects could be affected by this including plans for the warriors' arena and plans developed for the giants. a postcard program in san francisco is helping to change stereotypes of certain neighborhood. the project was created last spring. is asks people living in some of san francisco's toughest neighborhoods to fill out a

postcard and show some positive stories about their community. the postcard is mailed randomly to another san francisco resident who lives in a more afluent an an -- area. >> people are much more similar than they realize if they took the time to listen to each other and talk to each other. >> 300 postcards have been sent. this project has even reached the east coast and sydney, australia. polima edmunds won the silver medal at the figure skating championships and that earned her a spot on the olympic team. if she had been worn six weeks late, she would not be eligible for the olympics. she's a sophomore at san jose's

archbishop high school. she's trained at sharks ice in san jose since she was 4 years old. all right. 8:4 1. coming up we'll talk about damage control for target. what's being done. pam cook is gonna tell us what's being done as the problem with that data breach gets bigger and bigger. a standing by what he -- and standing by what he wrote. robert gates responds to critics of his new book.

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stocks have been mixed in early trading wavering between small gains and losses. the dow, israel s&p and nasdaq have moved into positive territory. the gains are small. not many economic reports out this morning. big one tomorrow would let us know how the holiday shopping season went for retailers. the dow is currently down 17. the nasdaq is up 2 and s&p down 1. time is 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now -- did you watch the game? 49ers heading to the nfc championship for the third straight season. way to go, vernon davis. colin kaepernick ran for one touchdown, threw for another. the 49ers beat the panthers, 23-

10. 9ers will play the seattle seahawks. the seahawks have announced they won't be selling tickets to anyone with a california billing address. wow. people in a san jose neighborhood targeted by a serial arensift have formed neighborhood watch lookouts, they are taking turns, staying ail wake to try to -- awake to try to keep this from happening again. there have been 13 suspicious fires in that neighborhood all in the overnight hours. it took two strikes and nine months to settle b.a.r.t.'s latest contract dispute. the long and bitter battle is finally expected to end today. the final union workers are expected to approve the new b.a.r.t. contract. 8:46. damage control, millions of people are now concerned about shopping at target. but as pam cook reports from our newsroom, target is not the only store with security

problems. right, pam? >> that's right. word that more shoppers and other retailers are reporting big security breaches, especially over the holidays as target tries to make sure people feel safe to shop at its stores again. target's ceo promises there will be big changes after last month's massive cyber attack. he says target is responsible for the problem and that customers will have zero liability for any charges. target has hired a team to investigate exactly how it happened. so far, the investigation revealed that malware was installed on card swipers. neiman marcus said it, too, was a victim of shoppers over the holiday shopping season. >> neiman marcus has different shoppers. apparently, theirs was breached as well. this seems to be a real systemic problem. >> neiman marcus has not disclosed how many customers were affected but did confirm that credit and debit card information was stolen.

three other stores reportedly had problems over the holidays as well but they've not been named yet. right now, investigators are trying to determine if the cyber attacks are connected but they say they often see organized crime groups hit multiple business is. you should never give your e- mail, home address or phone number at the register. you are more likely to be the fraud of and identity theft. robert gates says he's standing by everything he wrote in his new book due to the released tomorrow. in the memoir, it's called "duty" gates writes about serving in the administrations of president bush and president obama. gates says he doesn't think president obama did enough to convince the servicemen and women in afghanistan that he believed in their mission. >> president bush did that with

the troops when i was secretary. i did not see president obama do that and as i write in the book, it was this absence of passion, this absence of a conviction of the importance of success that disturbed me. >> now, some people are criticizing robert gates for releasing their report while there's still american troops in afghanistan and while president obama is still in office. 8:49. i want to check in with tara. walnut creek still a mess? >> it really is. 680 southbound, we have the two- car crash that's creating some big backups. a live look at our camera shows it's actually worse now than it was right after the accident. both vehicles you can see near the flashing lights they've moved to the left hand shoulder. an am bans on scene -- ambulance on scene but it appears no one is hurt. that's good news. traffic a nightmare from

concord all the way through danville. if we take a look at our maps in san jose, a lot of traffic on 101 northbound and 280 northbound as well as highway 8 a. at the bay bridge toll plaza, still quite a bit of congestion, expect delays until 9:00, 9:30 this morning. let's head over to steve. a lot of sunshine already. we're out of the gate fast with sunshine and mild temperatures. a good 20-degree spread between some of the lows. 30s to mid-50s. high pressure sending everything north. really far north. the result is we have an offshore breeze, elevated fire danger. this goes until tuesday. high pressure builds and gets stronger. but very low humidity. mainly north and east bay hills. a warmer monday, 60s and low 70s. tomorrow might be 70s as this pattern gets stronger and strong erl. the end result -- stronger and stronger, the end result. only a few record highs are

possible. more so towards marin county. 57 half moon bay. 54 sfo. 53 oakland. 52 walnut creek. no breeze or westerly breeze. it's cold. if you have an easterly breeze. it's mild. the end result will be everybody, though. it will have sunshine and warming up. back to a dry forecast. temperatures are in the 60s or low 70s. vacaville, 68. sonoma, 70. novato, 70. 67 brentwood. 70 oakland. 66 alameda. 70s for some. morgan hill, gilroy, santa cruz, san jose at 68. saratoga is in there. same for redwood city. this looks like a mild warm -- looks like beach weather in january. tuesday, wednesday, probably into thursday. a little cooler but not much change. back to sunshine and warm temperatures on sunday. a scary story. an airline pilot has a heart attack. >> announcement came over the p.a. system for a medical doctor.

>> how two nurses worked together to save his life.

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it isle:54. a -- it is 8:54. a wildlife photographer shooting video captured something he really did not expect. >> the window -- whoa! no! look at that! >> yeah, the building collapsed. it was part of a condo complex still under construction in

raleigh, north carolina. meteorologists say wind gusts in the area reached 85 miles an hour. no one was hurt, though, when the building went down. 8:54. former nba star dennis rodman has finished his latest controversial trip to north korea. now, here's dennis rodman leaving the airport in bea schick, china earlier today. rodman and some other former members were in north korea for a game celebrating the birth dale of korean leader, kim jung un. rodman says he can't understand why this trip has angered so many people here in the u.s. >> what am i doing that's so bad? [inaudible] >> i actually come to this country and have fun and smile for one day. >> rodman says he's sorry for not being able to help kenneth bae who has been detained in nourk for a year. he's -- north korea for a year.

>> officials in west virginia promise that the ban on drinking, washing and cooking with tap water will soon be lifted. a chemical leak in a river forced officials to issue the ban five days ago. tests over the weekend show that levels of the chemical were consistently below the amount that would be toxic. in some samples, there was no trace of it at all. 8:55. an airline pilot is arrive thanks to the quick action of two passengers on december 30th on a united flight. the plane had only been in the air 20 minutes when flight attendants announced on the p.a. system they needed medical assistance. two nurses on board stepped into action and used a medical supply bag and they were able to administer an i.v. >> i turned to the copilot and i asked her, you know how to land the plane, right? and she said yes. >> the copilot conducted and emergency landing in omaha,

nebraska. paramedics were waiting to take over the pilot's care. paramedics say that pilot is still alive thanks to those two nurses on board. >> wow. all right. we want to check in with tara in for sal this morning for an update on traffic. >> 880 slug irk. you can see southbound traffic towards san jose there has been stop and go. 680, walnut creek you can see this two-car crash still causing some delays here all the way from concord down through danville, i should say, and we understand now that this is a hit and run. so it has been reclassified. all right. 208 at the 880 split, traffic is a nightmare in all directions as well. give yourself extra time. here's steve. thank you, tara. a lot of sunshine, monday, tuesday. sunny and tuesday will be warmer. wednesday would be the warmest day of the week. quiet, cooler. back to dry, you two. >> well, all right. >> okay.

>> got a little bit of drizzle on saturday. >> yeah. a little change. >> that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. watch us at noon for more on the 49ers and the controversy involving tickets for sunday's nfc championship game in seattle. denver is doing the same thing. >> doing the same thick thing -- same thing. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. have a great day.

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